Jacques FeyderCast
Gina Manès 
Hans Adalbert Schlettow Jeanne Marie-Laurent Wolfgang Zilzer La Jana Paul Henckels
Credits
Written by: 
Émile Zola Fanny Carlsen Willy Haas
Plot
A woman trapped in a loveless marriage takes a lover and with him plots to kill her husband, but guilt destroys them. Adapted from Émile Zola's novel.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tense, atmospheric silent adaptation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.7 / 10 (27 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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